A new deal for dads?

A couple of headlines caught my eye yesterday. One - Boyle takes charge of Olympic ceremony - gave me a bit of a shock until I realised it was Danny, not Susan they were talking about. The other - Clegg offers flexible leave for dads - really warmed my heart. Ok, so the country's in the mire and there are cuts on top of cuts but at least they seem to have an eye on what really matters: kids, parenting, the future.



In a speech announcing the creation of a new Families and Childhood taskforce,...